Two ponies were on a hill, watching the sunset. The beautiful oranges and purples illuminated the sky as the two ponies laid close to each other and watched as night began.
The two ponies were Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy. They were a happy couple dating for quite a while at this point, or at least, that’s what everypony thought. In reality, Rainbow Dash didn’t know anymore.
Rainbow Dash looked over at Fluttershy, smiling, timid in her own way.
Fluttershy looked at Rainbow Dash, who was sporting an uncertain smile on her face.
Rainbow Dash didn’t know exactly when she fell for Fluttershy, she only knew that it was sometime after her second Sonic Rainboom. There was something about her soft-spoken nature, her kindness. Shockingly, she hadn’t made the first move. After the contest, Fluttershy finally mustered enough courage to make a move… with some help.
Rainbow Dash still remembered her words exactly.
“Um… Rainbow. I love the way the saved Rarity during the… contest.”
Of course, she said nothing more, Rainbow Dash had to pry a little more. However, after a little more grilling, Fluttershy finally spoke her mind.
”I have a crush… if that’s fine with you.”
Rainbow Dash remembered the smile she wore. The gleam in Fluttershy’s eyes. But now…
Rainbow Dash looked over and saw a content Fluttershy. Was she still the same? Rainbow couldn’t tell. Did she like the sunset or Rainbow Dash more, did it even matter?
Rainbow Dash looked down at her hooves, wondering if she should just ask the question. But, would such an occurrence drive Fluttershy away for good? Rainbow figured she couldn’t take leading questions very well. Rainbow Dash sighed, figuring that was an unfair characterization of her marefriend, but was there a way to tell?
Fluttershy saw all this, and worried for Rainbow Dash and herself. There was something about the way she was fidgeting, more than usual when it came to Rainbow Dash, that seemed off. She was still loyal, wasn’t she? She had to be. Was it worth a shot?
Fluttershy really didn’t know, all she had to go on was Rainbow Dash’s mannerisms, and right now, her mannerisms were antsy and uncertain.
Fluttershy always liked how fidgety she was. She couldn’t really explain it, but she was so happy to see how animated Rainbow Dash got, especially when regarding something she liked.
”Fluttershy! The new Daring Do book came out!”
Fluttershy always sat down with a cup of tea at this moment, because she knew Rainbow Dash was going to go on a tangent. Even when she did, Fluttershy couldn’t help but smile. The best feeling in life was watching your marefriend go super in-depth about something she loved. It was nice; all she had to do was listen.
The rememberance of this fact made Fluttershy crack a smile, watching the golden sunset.
Rainbow Dash, already nervous, and prone to assuming the worst, immediately worried about the smile. Was it acceptance, love, something else? If only she knew how to read these things.
Rainbow Dash’s eyes darted around. She knew she'd be loyal to Fluttershy to the end. Even after she'd almost traded her for a Daring Do book, something she immensely regretted.
"Of course it's a deal!"
That wasn't that long ago. Wait... was that it?
Rainbow Dash only grew more nervous as the sun continued its slow descent behind the horizon.
"Look, Fluttershy, I'm sorry!" Rainbow Dash blurted, completely aware of how panicked she sounded.
Fluttershy tilted her head in Rainbow Dash's direction, what was she sorry for? Fluttershy couldn’t remember anything...
"I'm sorry for almost trading you for that Daring Do book."
Fluttershy had a moment of realization. Right. That. She would've trained the Orthos. But still, it was quite rash of Rainbow Dash to try and do that, if accidentally.
Was that why Rainbow Dash was so jittery? That would explain a lot of things.
"That was quite a foalish decision, Dash," Fluttershy lightly scolded. "But as long as you're sorry, then I forgive you."
Rainbow Dash nodded quickly. "Of course I'm sorry. Why wouldn't I be?"
Rainbow Dash scooted closer to Fluttershy. Fluttershy smiled in return. Fluttershy did nothing else, thinking that being next to Rainbow Dash was enough.
Rainbow Dash, on the other hoof, was restless. Fluttershy had never really been a touchy-feely mare, but Rainbow Dash could’ve sworn that she was at least a little more when they got together. Rainbow Dash could remember several wing cuddles she’d had, and wonderful days spent in Fluttershy’s cottage, wasting away the waning hours of the day, just being there for each other.
Neither pony was particularly skilled in pony-to-pony conversation, Rainbow Dash because she expected the worst and could never focus or truly understand ponies, Fluttershy because she was simply to shy to ever speak up.
No, these things just don’t go away, so the two had made a pact, albeit not in writing or wording whatsoever, that they weren’t particularly good at communication. Thus, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy soon derived enjoyment just from spending time with each other.
Rainbow Dash knew this plenty well, and in a way, that’s what they were doing right now, once again reliving those days wasting away the daylight by spending time together. Tonight, the sunset showed proof of that.
Fluttershy, having previously been unworried, starting noticing Rainbow Dash’s increased restlessness, almost in tandem with the disappearing sun. Now, she was consumed with worries of not being good enough. Rainbow Dash liked a certain thing out of life, danger and high stakes, and Fluttershy couldn’t help but feel she wasn’t it. She still loved Rainbow Dash, but did she love her back?
Rainbow Dash was consumed with the same thoughts. Fluttershy liked the peaceful and serene, and Rainbow Dash, the fidgety mess she was, checked none of those boxes.
Rainbow Dash was terrified of the answer, but she had to ask the question, just to know.
“Fluttershy?” she asked.
“What?” Fluttershy replied.
“Are you bored yet?”
Author's Note
Huzzah I am alive. Today is the upload date of this, I need to rest before NaNo (more info about that coming on the first).
You may see this upload date and be like, “She must not be proud of this one,” I’m actually kinda happy with how this one came out. It’s just taken me forever to get this up. It did not take 15 days to write, I am just lazy.
The supplemental blog post will still; however, be happening soon.
(And for the record, they still do love each other)
